The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Ivan Mojica & Alonso Vargas crossed the line in 1:22:47: 198th of 422 men's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. The row cost the most time: 1:11 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Houston cost the whole field time: about 1:57 more than the average race this season, going by 503 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:10Running 1 5:02v median −0:49
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 4:42v median −0:39
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 6:29v median +0:48
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Block 04 8:38Running 4 5:40v median −0:08
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Block 05 11:58Running 5 6:06v median +0:09
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 5:02v median −0:43
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 5:21v median −0:21
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Block 08 11:14Running 8 5:46v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:37
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 418
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 418 men's teams who finished.